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When we lived in Des Moines, my husband and I began telling our friends in the other places we had lived that “white people should not be left unattended.” Without genuine influence from other ethnic groups and immigrant communities, white people will do some very inappropriate things with mayonnaise and create shockingly bland cuisine. Some summer …
**Spoiler Alert** This post references plot elements up to and including all EastEnders episodes that have aired on BritBox in the U.S. An addiction to East Enders has been the most lasting effect of the 2020 lock downs for me. The show is a fascinating look into British culture and, of course, good dramatic fun. …
Like most of the internet, I love dogs. But, no, this is not a post about how we in the US randomly vilify dog breeds because we happen to associate them with Black people at the moment. This is a story about neighborhoods and dogs and patterns of fear. When we got our dog, my husband …
Recently, I decided that I was spending an absurd amount of time trying to keep track of which of my emails had gotten replies. I went into geek mode and started trying to find a way to get a notification when an email doesn’t get a reply in x amount of time. I tried various …
For a long time, diversity has been a standard to which businesses, organizations, and institutions aspire. The logic goes something like this: if the workforce, board of directors, or audience is demographically varied, then we are being “fair” or “socially responsible” or “effectively serving our community.” The buzz words vary, but the goal is essentially …